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cloud nine: Word of the day for January 2, 2018

cloud nine , n : (idiomatic) Often in the phrase on cloud nine: a state of bliss, elation or happiness. (idiomatic, possibly nonstandard) A state of fantastic or impractical dreaming or thinking. Today is Nyinlong (Dzongkha ཉིན་ལོང་ (nyin long, “return of the sun”)), the winter solstice celebration in Bhutan which is considered the most auspicious day of the year. The concept of gross national happiness was developed in Bhutan in the 1970s.